New Clues to How KLF14 Gene Affects Women’s Diabetes Risk
Researchers found variants determine where body fat is stored, regulation of fat cells
Nocturnal Hypoxemia Severity Linked to Renal RAS Activity
In OSA, severity of nocturnal hypoxemia influences renal, not systemic RAS activation
Low Hep B Vaccine Response Rate Linked to IBD Treatment
Treatment with infliximab and/or azathioprine associated with weaker response to vaccination
Cancers Differ in Indigenous, Non-Indigenous Populations
Generally, indigenous cancer rates lower, except for lung cancer in men, cervical in women
ASRM: Good Results From IVF Egg Donors Over Age 35
Pregnancy, live birth rates from older and younger women appear comparable
ASTRO: Shorter Radiation OK for Early Breast Cancers
High-dose therapy shows same survival rates as longer course of standard radiation
Older Blood Appears Safe for Cardiac Surgery Patients
Storage duration doesn't affect complications, mortality rate
Knee, Hip Arthroplasty Tied to Increased Short-Term MI Risk
Increased risk of myocardial infarction in first post-op month; but not during overall follow-up
SNORA42 Identified as Novel Oncogene in Colorectal Cancer
Increased SNORA42 expression is independent prognostic factor for overall, disease-free survival
Hypothalamic Axis Ups Glucose Tolerance Via Glycosuria
Hypothalamic-sympathetic nervous system-renal axis ID'd that regulates tubular glucose reabsorption
